Why did Daoguang pass to Xianfeng instead of Ghost Six?

The biggest reason why Daoguang Emperor passed it on to his fourth son, Yi Yi (Xianfeng Emperor), but not to his sixth son, Yi Xin (Prince Gong Zhong) should be because of the direct son status of Xianfeng Emperor. In the eleventh year of Daoguang, Emperor Xianfeng was born a concubine. However, in the fourteenth year of Daoguang, after Niu Kelu, the queen of his biological mother Xiao Quancheng, was officially established as the queen by Daoguang Emperor, Xianfeng Emperor also rose as a rising tide, becoming the only son of Daoguang Emperor at that time.

Although the eldest son inheritance system was not strictly implemented in Qing dynasty, the inheritance of the throne and title was more or less the preference of the eldest son. In fact, Daoguang himself inherited the throne as the eldest son. So in his mind, the principle of giving priority to the eldest son may be more important. As the only son of Daoguang Emperor at that time, Xianfeng Emperor naturally occupied a greater advantage than CreditEase.

Secondly, the three brothers of Emperor Xianfeng were all dead when they were born. In other words, Emperor Xianfeng is not only the eldest son of Daoguang, but also the living eldest son, almost the de facto eldest son. Although there was no strict system of eldest son inheritance in Qing dynasty, as the eldest son, you can actually get extra points.

Secondly, Daoguang Emperor and Xianfeng Emperor's biological mother Niu Zhilu had a good relationship. Niuzhi Daoguang entered the palace for two years and was named a full concubine. After a year's promotion, Daoguang became an imperial concubine in four years. This kind of rocket speed is unique in history of qing dynasty, which also shows Daoguang's love for the ox road. If the Qing dynasty did not have the ancestral system of the queen and established the imperial concubine, it is likely that Niu Zhilu became the imperial concubine after the queen in Daoguang five years. In the 13th year of Daoguang, Tong Jiashi, the second queen of Daoguang Emperor Xiao Shen Cheng, died, and Niu Zhilu was officially canonized as the imperial concubine, in charge of the Sixth Palace, and became the deputy queen and acting queen. The following year, Niu Zhilu, the acting queen, officially righted herself and became the queen.

Twenty years after Daoguang, after the death of Niu Zhilu, Daoguang Emperor never set up a new queen. Xiao Jing, Yixin's biological mother, became the Empress Bolzigit (Emperor Xianfeng gave the Empress Dowager a birthright before her death, and gave her a reduced version of the status of queen, that is, she did not belong to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and the number of words in posthumous title also shrank. It was not until after the political change in Qixiang that Ci 'an and Cixi reciprocated and filial piety became real queens. ) Daoguang ended his life, stopped the imperial concubine, and never went any further. It can be seen that the relationship between Daoguang Emperor and Niulu is definitely not generally good. Love me, love my dog, which is definitely a plus for Emperor Xianfeng.

Finally, Du Shoutian, the teacher of Xianfeng Emperor. As a teacher of Emperor Xianfeng, Du Shoutian knew the shortcomings of Emperor Xianfeng's creditability, and suggested that Emperor Xianfeng should foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, pose as a filial son and grandson in front of his father Daoguang, and win his father's favor with benevolence and filial piety. Benevolence and filial piety are exactly the qualities that ancient monarchs in China should possess. On the contrary, although Yixin's ability is not bad, it is too sharp.

Traditionally, this is not a good thing for a king who keeps his promise. If you have a sharp edge, you may achieve something, but you can also follow in the footsteps of Emperor Yang Di and others. For Daoguang Emperor, who has just been invaded by foreign powers, he needs stability more than ability for the stability of the political power. On the balance of the two, the benevolent but relatively mediocre Emperor Xianfeng seems to be more suitable. Although he won't do much, at least he won't toss away the Great Qing Dynasty.

Judging from the thinking of traditional emperors in China, it is completely normal for Daoguang Emperor to choose Xianfeng Emperor instead of Yixin, which is very logical and understandable. However, what Emperor Daoguang didn't expect was that his son, Emperor Xianfeng, was no longer facing the traditional sense of governing the country, but was seeking survival in frequent civil strife and surrounded by foreign powers. As a result, Emperor Xianfeng was not strong. In fact, Emperor Xianfeng was mediocre, but he was not incompetent. He is good at power struggle and balance, at least Yixin is not as good as him in this respect.

Unfortunately, he lived in a different era. Perhaps Emperor Daoguang also realized something and added the content of canonizing Prince Gong with all his heart in the imperial edict. Perhaps, as a father, Daoguang hoped that Yi Yi and Yi Xin could become brothers and work together to change the decline of the Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, Emperor Xianfeng doesn't think so. After he acceded to the throne, Yi Xin was shelved. Without the coup in Qixiang, Yixin might have remained unknown.